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STAYINGDATE Words: Richard Zimmermann

With spring upon us and summer around the corner racers are full swing into their racing season at their respected club, regional, or national events. Some of the largest racing series have either just begun or are about to begin. The SuperKarts! USA Spring Nationals, for example, just took place in Phoenix with thrilling results and controversy. By the time you read this, the U.S. Nationals in Dallas, Texas will be taking place. Many people in the industry are keeping a watchful eye on both of these series and many are saying this reminds them of the IRL and Champ Car split that separated and diluted open wheel racing in the U.S. Will these two mega competing series help grow karting or will it shrink an already small micro sport? Only time will tell. Speaking of growing the sport of karting, we at GoRacing Magazine would love to hear your ideas on how to grow the sport. With the first season of the reality series Kart Life now in the books, do we see an increase in participation or at least interest in the sport? The series brought this karting cultural to the masses, but did it portray the real karting? Many in the industry would argue that the series did not live up to how karting “really” is. GoRacing Magazine believes that the show will help get away from the stigma of people saying “oh my dad built me one of those karts when I was a kid and I used to terrorize the neighborhood.” This is a common statement when talking to someone about karting. Then you show them a picture, and the wow factor begins. So we welcome your input and thoughts on the best way to get more people involved in the sport. Share your thoughts by emailing us at media@GoRacingMagazine.com.

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Open Season MID-AMERICAN SPRINT SERIES OPENS 2015 SEASON IN SHERIDAN, IL Words | Photo: Scott Viegut

The Mid-American Sprint Series present by Bridgestone and fueled by Sunoco held its opening race weekend of the 2015 season April 18-19 at Concept Haulers Motor Speedway in Sheridan, Illinois. In the second season opener, the total number of entries was promising with the Briggs & Stratton LO206 Senior class having the most growth from the inaugural season.

Rookie, Austin Pohjola; Margay Yamaha Junior, Jared Faitz; Two Cycle Technology Yamaha Senior, Brad Brittin; Yamaha Masters, George Houle; RLV LO206 Sportsman, Ashton Wheeler; Briggs & Stratton LO206 Junior, Cole Peschang; Briggs & Stratton LO206 Senior, Alan Borntreger; TaG Junior, Porter Weisensel; David Hobbs Honda TaG Senior, Mark Vielgut

Nine groups took part in the two event weekend to kick off their chase to their respective championship. Warm, sunny weather greeted the racers on Saturday with rain threatening on Sunday. However, all races were completed before the rain arrived.

The Mid-American Sprint Series would like to thank all drivers, their families, sponsors and track personnel for a successful, safe racing weekend. Round two will be held at Briggs & Stratton Raceway Park, home of Badger Kart Club in Dousman, Wisconsin the weekend of May 16-17th. For more information or to download the pre-registration form, head to midamericankarting.com. The Mid-American Sprint Series is a traveling, regional series for sprint kart racing competing in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin. The series, which began in 2014, promotes the fun, family aspect of kart racing. For more information visit midamericankarting.com or contact Scott Vielgut at 414-405-8094 or scott@twocycletechnology.com.

Saturday winners include: National Kart Supply/Haase Yamaha Rookie, Austin Pohjola; Margay Yamaha Junior, Michael Paterno; Two Cycle Technology Yamaha Senior, Brad Brittin; Yamaha Masters, George Houle; RLV LO206 Sportsman, Ashton Wheeler; Briggs & Stratton LO206 Junior, Cole Peschang; Briggs & Stratton LO206 Senior, Alan Borntreger; TaG Junior, Porter Weisensel; David Hobbs Honda TaG Senior, Mark Vielgut Sunday winners include: National Kart Supply/Haase Yamaha

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Round Two SO CAL OVAL KARTERS ROUND TWO RESULTS Words | Photo: Scott Daloisio Sports | SoCal Oval Karters The So Cal Oval Karters staged round #2 of their championship season at John Aden’s Wheel 2 Wheel Raceway on the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville. A fine field of 31 karters showed up for the action on the longtime High Desert 1/8 of a mile banked dirt oval. The KT100 class had a nice field of 13 karts on hand on Saturday. Cherry Valley resident Troy Patton showed the other 12 KT100 racers the quick way around the track for his first win in the class in the 20 lap main event. Jim Locy, the 2012 division champ from Santa Monica, placed second in the main with Oxnard’s Rob Marion, Tyler Wilson of Long Beach and season opening main event winner Rev Parker rounding out the top five. For Marion, it was his second top three finish in two outings in 2015. Laverne’s Jason Morheiser, who won both heats at the Perris Raceway at the season opener two weeks earlier, came home first on Saturday in the F200 class. He bested Perris winner Matt Drotz of Long Beach for his first main event win of 2014. Fresh off a second at his local Perris track in the season opener, Lake Elsinore’s Troy McIntosh was third. Banning’s Scott Gaynor and Steve Juillerat of Whittier were fourth and fifth. Bonita’s Matt Martis is two for two on the year in the SR 4 Cycle class. Martis second 20-lap win places him on top of the points heap when the series heads back to the Perris Raceway on April 25th. This time Martis had two different faces behind him in second and third. Riverside’s Garrett Schill claimed second with Aubrey Oppelt of Lake Elsinore third. Jason Voss was fourth with Banning’s Desiree Gaynor, who placed second at the first race in Perris, fifth. Multi dirt kart champ Chris Gibb of Long Beach won the Open Class ahead of Camarillo’s Cody Nigh. For Night, it was his second straight runnerup finish. Menifee’s Don Amigliore, who finished second in the 2014 point standings was third, with Chad Griggs fourth. 2014 champ Steve Patton of Cherry Valley claimed fifth. The next race for the So Cal Oval Karters will be at the Perris Raceway on April 25th. This Saturday, April 18th, club officials will be at the World of Outlaws race at Perris Auto Speedway displaying karts and advertising the “Arrive & Drive” program for new karters at the following week’s Perris race. The So Cal Oval Karters would like to thank the following sponsors who help make the series possible. Burris Racing, Cory Kruseman Sprint Car Driving School, Hubcapmike.com, Perris Auto Speedway, 10

Professional Announcer Chappy, R&J Motorsports, THC Home Medical Services, T-MAC Racing and Yoa Racing. If you would like to become a part of the So Cal Oval Karters 2015 season, please call or E-mail Mike Nigh at (805) 857-2595 or mailto:scokart@gmail.com. KT100 Main Event 1. Troy Patton - Cherry Valley 2. Jim Locy - Santa Monica 3. Rob Marion - Oxnard 4. Tyler Wilson - Long Beach 5. Rev Parker 6. Matt Drottz - Long Beach 7. Greg Giffin - Palm Desert 8. Cliff Kane 9. Todd Cunningham - Corona 10. Randy Truax - San Diego 11. Kellee Griggs - Lakeside 12. Rey Vazquez - Los Angeles 13. Brandon Cunningham - Corona F200 Main Event 1. Jason Morheiser - Laverne 2. Matt Drottz - Long Beach 3. Troy McIntosh - Lake Elsinore 4. Scott Gaynor - Banning 5. Steve Juillerat - Whittier DNS Justin Garcia - Riverside DNS Tony deAlmeida - Chino Hills DNS Danny Morheiser Laverne SR4 Cycle 1. Matt Martis - Bonita 2. Garret Schill - Riverside 3. Aubrey Oppelt - Lake Elsinore 4. Jason Voss 5. Desiree Gaynor - Banning Open 1. Chris Gibb - Long Beach 2. Cody Nigh - Camarillo 3. Don Amigliore - Menifee 4. Chad Griggs - Lakeside 5. Steve Patton - Cherry Valley 2015 So Cal Oval Karters Schedule March 21 So Cal Flat Track at Perris Raceway Gates Open at 2 PM Racing at 6 PM April 11

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As one of the largest karting race promotion companies in the world, MAXSpeed Entertainment is pleased to announce the launch of www.MAXSpeedEntertainment. com. Featuring information dedicated to series and events promoted by MAXSpeed including the US Open, Florida Winter Tour and the United States Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Nationals, the new site is the place to visit for event news, registration, supplemental rules, forms and much more. “After acquiring the Florida Winter Tour and starting our new series, the US Open, we really felt there was a need to launch a new website solely for our promoted events,” explains MAXSpeed’s Race Promotion Director Garett Potter. Working with web developer Matt Long, the website is a simple to use platform that provides ease of use for the end user. Having all the information for MAXSpeed Entertainment promoted events in one place makes it easier for the teams and drivers. Potter continued, “We invite anyone and everyone to visit our new website and provide us with your thoughts. We look forward to seeing everyone at the first round of the US Open at the Dallas Karting Complex in a few short weeks.” MAXSpeed will still utilize www.GoRotax.com for dealer and product information as the sole Rotax Distributor for the United States and the Caribbean. All official United States Rotax MAX Challenge regulations and bulletins will only be available on www.GoRotax.com. Stay tuned for an updated look for this site, as MAXSpeed streamlines and simplifies their online presence.

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Agenda Announced 2015 FLORIDA PRO KART SERIES SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Words: ProMedia Motorsports PR Created in 2014, the Florida Pro Kart Series program was aimed at bringing back the family aspect to regional karting in the Sunshine State. The racers took notice and jumped on board for a successful inaugural season. That spawned the idea of offering a winter program during the months of January to March. The FPKS winter series welcomed racers from all across the country, including overseas, competing in a six-round championship. The Florida Pro Kart Series is primed for its second season, beginning in May.

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“2014 was an amazing year, as we took on the challenge of developing a brand new race series,” stated Florida Pro Kart Series promoter Glenn Biggs. “It was a challenge and a gamble, but it paid off as we provided a fun family atmosphere for racers to enjoy. We came back and offered a series during the winter months, and it turned out to be a success, welcoming drivers from all over the country and racers from outside the United States. Myself, Kristen, and all of the FPKS staff would like to thank all of the competitors and sponsors for their support in 2014 and the winter series.”

Aside from the fun and relaxed mood you feel within the paddock of the Florida Pro Kart Series, champions of the 2015 FPKS season are set to enjoy a growing prize package. A long list of awards to be handed out following the season finale is still being collected, with one of the highlights for each champion is earning a free entry into the FPKS winter program for 2016. The series is all set to give back to everyone that pre-registers, as competitors will be entered into a drawing to win a 65” flat screen TV. Registration for the opening event in Homestead will open on in the next two weeks.

The 2015 Florida Pro Kart will visit four distinctive karting facilities in the Sunshine State. The first round is scheduled for May 30-31 at Homestead Karting. Located just outside the HomesteadMiami Speedway, this circuit has hosted a number of national and international events during its time. The FPKS program resumes in July after taking the month of June off, traveling up to the Palm Beach Kart Center. The July 11-12 event brings the program back to Jupiter, Florida - site of the January and February rounds of the FPKS winter series. A little further north on September 26-27, Florida Pro Kart Series stops at the popular Ocala Gran Prix facility. OGP is another nationally recognized circuit, and always a fun place to compete at. The series finale is set for November 7-8 at the historic 103rd Street Sports Complex. The Jacksonville facility played host to the world karting championships in 1986, and the finale for the FPKS winter program in March.

Anyone can sign up for the FPKS newsletter on the website or text ‘floridakarting’ to 22828 to receive all the updates on the series throughout 2015. For more info on the Florida Pro Kart Series, please visit the website - floridaprokartseries.com - or call 352208-9840.

The Florida Pro Kart Series is open to all chassis and engine brands, providing 13 categories ranging from Cadet to Masters, 4-Cycle to shifterkarts. A complete breakdown on the class rules will be posted on the FPKS website soon. Below are the categories to be offered in 2015:

2015 Florida Pro Kart Series Schedule May 30-31: Homestead Karting July 11-12: Palm Beach Kart Center September 26-27: Ocala Gran Prix November 7-8: 103rd Street Sports Complex About Florida Pro Kart Series: The Florida Pro Kart Series is all about bringing fun back into the sport, changing the way karting is looked upon while taking an unbiased approach. The program is ‘family oriented’, striving for happiness, fun and fairness to all karters no matter their goal in karting. The Winter program hosted three events over the months of January, February and March. This summer, four events will take the racers to four different facilities throughout the Sunshine State.

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Exciting Changes EXCITING CHANGES TO US OPEN FORMAT AND EVENT ONE INFORMATION With the Rotax Challenge of the Americas and Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour now complete, MAXSpeed Entertainment is working hard putting the finishing touches on the inaugural US Open program. With an already announced prize package for Rotax and shifterkart competitors in excess of $225,000, series officials are bringing back the infamous ‘hot grid’ for qualifying, the always-stunning grid girls as well as a huge welcome party for the kick-off of the national campaign. “We have entries coming in every day,” explained MAXSpeed Entertainment’s Garett Potter. “We had big commitments from North America’s top karting teams and they are delivering with several entrants from the European karting scene along with their top US drivers. To date, the entry numbers are outpacing the successful Florida Winter Tour and the competition looks to be fierce.” Registration can be completed online at www. MAXSpeedEntertainment.com. Pre-registration closes Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 11:59pm. Trackside registration will be an additional $200.00. Also, please note that classes will be capped at 40, due to the unique structure of the US Open. MAXSpeed Entertainment urges competitors who have not registered to do so, as classes are filling up.

US Open will incorporate the same event structure as the final round of the Florida Winter Tour that had such rave reviews. With unofficial practice on Wednesday and Thursday; official practice, qualifying as well as the first heat race will take place on Friday. Saturday will be reserved for three additional heat races for all classes while Sunday will showcase the final. With loads of race laps, a chance to score championship points every time you hit the track and everyone on the road at 3:30pm Sunday, this new format will be a game changer. There will be no drop races in the US Open. Point structure will be posted next week at www.MAXSpeedEntertainment.com. Additionally, anyone needing a reserved pit spot must complete a Pit Request Form located HERE. Please do not wait until the day of for pit assignment. MAXSpeed Entertainment expects pits to be completely sold out so get your forms in NOW. MAXSpeed Entertainment will also offer free RV parking in the RV area for the Dallas round. This area will be dry, with no hook-ups. RVs will not be allowed in the pit area due to space. It is also expected for this area to fill up fast, so please get your requests in NOW. Please send your request to info@ maxspeedentertainment.com. If you’re looking for a site with full hook-ups, MSE has secured a deal with Dallas Northeast KOA. Contact 903-527-3615 to reserve a space; let them know you are with the US Open at Dallas Karting Complex.

As mentioned, the excitement of hot grid during qualifying will return to the national level of karting. Looking to make a last minute change? Needing that extra speed to move up the grid order? Each and every class will have an open hot grid during qualifying to fine-tune their chassis and engines in the elusive search for some extra speed. Potter continued, “The US Open is not only going to be hot with competition but the grids will be HOT as well! We have all missed the excitement of a hot grid during qualifying. I want to see Mike Speed change an axle with three laps to go and put his driver on pole again. I miss that excitement at the track. The US Open will bring this exciting spectacle back, and will incorporate it into their event structure for all three event weekends.” Kevin Adds and Mike Jones, the brain trust at the Dallas Karting Complex (DKC) are one of the major supporters of the US Open program and are putting the final pieces of the puzzle in place for the first ever event set for May 14-17. The return of grid girls, a welcome party with a few surprises and more are in the works. Not only will the first event be one that everyone is fighting to win, it will also be one for the ages and you won’t want to miss it. Listening to the MAXSpeed Entertainment customer base, the GO Racing Magazine

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The First Win CALEB GAFRARAR EARNS FIRST WKA MANUFACTURERS CUP SERIES VICTORY Words | Photos: ProMedia Motorsports PR | Double Vision Photography The first victory for a racer is always a memorable moment. For rising Kid Kart driver Caleb Gafrarar, his first national win is a true story of grit and determination. The 6-year-old driver from Concord, North Carolina piloted his Russell Karting Specialties Parolin chassis to victory in the Kid Kart division. The World Karting Association Manufacturers Cup Series made its second stop of the 2015 season at the pristine GoPro Motorplex on April 17-19 in Mooresville, North Carolina, welcoming great racing weather for the first two days of competition until rain showers moved in on the final round of competition. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Caleb Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; overcame issues during qualifying to come from the tail of the field to stand on top of the podium following the main event. Competing at his home track, Gafrarar was looking forward to competing for his first WKA national victory. Engine issues however struck Caleb in the qualifying session, putting him last in the 16kart field. The first heat race saw Gafrarar drive his way up to the fifth position in just nine laps. Much of the positions gained were in

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the first few laps, while Caleb posted the fourth quickest lap of the race. Starting last once again in Heat #2, Gafrarar was determined to drive forward once again. Contact however hampered his pace, but he was able to continue on and ended up 12th. The results from the two races placed him seventh on the grid for the Prefinal, which was moved to Saturday afternoon to avoid the wet weather conditions forecasted for Sunday. By lap three of the eight-lap event, Gafrarar was into the second position where he stood until the checkered flag, posting the fast lap of the race by over a half-second.

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Wet weather came on Sunday, and the 12-lap Kid Kart Final was contested in rainy conditions. Gafrarar was slotted on the outside of row one, and held the position through a challenging opening circuit. Sticking on the bumper of the race leader, Caleb held back waiting for the opportune moment to strike. Like a veteran racer, he took advantage of lap traffic to sneak around to take the lead on lap seven. From there, Gafrarar ran consistent laps and avoided any issues with lap traffic to take the checkered flag first. Caleb would like to thank the following companies for their support toward his racing program; Parolin Racing, Russell Karting Specialties, One Racegear, Verde Speed Resources, Chuck G Fabrication, Grease Monkey Wipes, and WD-40 Specialist. The next WKA Manufacturers Cup Series is scheduled for May 29-31 at the Briggs & Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin.

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Series Finish THE WSK SUPER MASTER SERIES FINISHES IN SARNO (I). THE RACE WINNERS ARE PUHAKKA (FIN – CRG-MAXTER KZ2), TIENE (I – CRG-PARILLA KF), DE PAUW (B – BIRELARTPARILLA KFJ) AND MARSEGLIA (I – ZANARDITM 60MINI). THE SERIES IS WON BY ARDIGÒ (KZ2), NIELSEN (KF), NOVALAK (KFJ) AND HAUGER (60MINI). Words | Photo: press@wskarting.it SARNO AWARDS THE WINNERS OF THE WSK As usual the battle was uncertain until the end. We had to wait until the last metres of the WSK Super Master Series last round, hosted by the International Circuit Napoli in Sarno, to know the names of the winners. Breath-taking races, throughout the whole weekend, changed the standings of the four categories. The results of today’s Finals were rather unexepcted in certain cases: new protagonists took centre stage and were able to achieve a much sought-after victory. The chequered flag had, today, the last word on the final standings of the Series. PUHAKKA TAKES LEADERSHIP AND WINS IN KZ2 Marco Ardigò (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) would have liked to finish this 2015 series with a victory, but the Italian driver did not manage to keep the leadership of the race. During the Final, the Italian driver was overtaken by the Finnish Simo Puhakka (CRG-Maxter-Vega) and eventually by the Puhakka’s team-mate Paolo De Conto. The CRG pair dominated the Final and went onto the first two steps of the podium. Third position for Ardigò, satisfied for his victory of the Series in KZ2. TIENE BEATS ALL IN KF The Italian Felice Tiene (CRG-Parilla-Vega) outpaced everybody and won both in the Pre-final and the Final. The Danish Nicklas Nielsen (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega), who was aiming at the victory in the general standings together with the Polish Karol Basz (Kosmic-Vortex), scored the second position and won the Series. Bad luck for Basz, who finished far from the top positions. Good performance also for the Russian Alex Vartanyan (Tony Kart-Vortex), who finished third. DE PAUW IS THE SURPRISE IN KFJ The Belgian Ulysse De Pauw (BirelArt-parilla-Vega) achieved a great recovery and, starting from the third row, he won the Final. The American Logan Sargeant (FA-Vortex-Vega) aimed at closing the gap in the general standings of the KFJ category. He took advantage of the troubled finale of the GO Racing Magazine

current leader, the English Clement Novalak (Tony Kart-VortexVega), but De Pauw beat Sargeant into second position, with the Norwegian Rasmus Lindh (Ricciardo-Parilla-Vega) third. This result allowed Novalak to win the series for few points. MARSEGLIA ATTACKS AND WINS IN 60 MINI The Italian Leonardo Marseglia (Zanardi-TM-Vega) managed to beat his fellow countryman Mattia Muller (Energy-TM) only during the last laps of the race. They had also to keep a bay a numerous group of pursuers. Eventually, it was Dennis Hauger (CRG-TM) who emerged from the pack and scored the third position he needed to win the series. GO

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TRACK A Mother’s Perspective Words: Kory Zimmermann Karting is unique in so many ways; one in particular is that it is truly a sport for all ages. Unlike Football, or Soccer where a player is in his “prime” for a certain amount of time, a karter can enter the sport at the age of 5 and continue racing at the age of 65. But what if you have moved up the ranks from Kid Karts, to Junior and into the Senior or Master categories and you ask yourself, “What’s next?” “What other forms of racing are available?” The first question you most likely have to answer is if you want to pursue sedan racing such as NASCAR or open wheel racing as in Indy Car or Formula 1. Regardless of which route you decide, there are a number of racing schools available to acclimate you to the different types of racing options. GoRacing Magazine spent the day at the Allen Berg Racing School and followed CRG/Rotax Senior driver, Arie Zimmermann, as he stepped into an open wheel racecar for the first time and navigated the Tatuus Renault Formula 1600 around the inside road course at Autoclub Speedway in Fontana, Ca. First off there weren’t many similarities between his go-kart and the Formula 1600 other than sitting inches off the ground and slick tires. The racecar is equipped with a 140 HP Fuel Injected 4 cylinder 1600 cc engine, a sequential 5-speed gearbox and monoshock pushrod suspension. Oh, and seatbelts! The morning began with a welcome reception by Operations Manager and Lead Instructor, Luis Bergandi. Luis is a do-it-all kind of guy and very personable, handling everything from Sales, Marketing, Track set-up, Mechanics and Instruction. There were 11 people in attendance and after getting fitted for driver suits and shoes (as needed) there was a quick review of the driver damage liability, i.e., you break it you buy it! 18

The morning progressed with a bit of background on the Allen Berg Racing School, an introduction of former Formula 1 driver Allen Berg himself who is also very hands on and a brief explanation of the days schedule. Luis then went into discussion on visualization, looking ahead, and continued with the brake and throttle response of the cars. Everyone was then fitted for a helmet (as needed). With helmets assigned, Allen takes over the classroom discussion and begins with an explanation of the seat and controls of the car, reviewing the dash, an explanation of the MoTec data acquisition system and proper hand position. The talk progressed into shifting with the sequential gearbox, and instruction on heel/ toe downshifting. Through the use of computer (PowerPoint type) demonstration, and visualization techniques, the Allen Berg Racing School is able to accelerate the learning curve in the One Day program to prepare students for the track. The students are then split into two groups; Allen takes one group for a van-around the track explaining pit exit, and how the lead/ follow sessions will work. He explains the cones, where 4th and 5th gear can be used as the students get into the faster sessions later in the day along with the racing line, braking and acceleration points. At one point he stopped on the track let everyone step out and get a perspective of the track. The van-around was very informative and as Allen sped the van around the track it handled well with an experienced driver. (Just don’t tell the rental car company!) While one group was in the van the other group went out to pit lane and got an overview of the car, and an introduction of the rest of the staff (instructors and mechanics). The first track session was 25 minutes in length and would be a lead / follow session. This was a session to get a feel for the car and the track, 4000 RPMs was the max for this session and no passing. Having never driven a car with a manual transmission, Arie was uncertain how the car would respond to his lack of experience or how gracefully he would be able to get out of pit lane. He did much better than any of us expected and followed the lead car onto the track with the rest of the group behind him. At the end of the session we had a few minutes to talk to Arie about his initial thoughts of being in the car. His first words as he took off his helmet, “wow that was interesting and a lot more difficult than I thought.” When asked what was different or difficult, he responded, “the car is much more sensitive than a kart, and I haven’t quite figured out downshifting, I was very busy in the car.” The next group went out and Arie’s group went back to the classroom for a debrief and an overview of threshold braking and cornering. It continued with tire talk and the important role the tire plays and their limits. Review of the friction circle, weight transfer under braking and acceleration and the grip or lack thereof due to weight transfer and Allen discussed slip angle. This might have been over some students heads but with the talk of over steer and understeer Allen prepares the group for their second session on track. Again, this will be a 25 minute GO Racing Magazine

Arie in the number 4 car during open lapping

session, at 4500 RPMs and an explanation both in the classroom and again in pit lane how the passing exercise will take place so that everyone has an opportunity behind the instructor car. After the 2nd session Arie gets out of the car, takes off his helmet and he is smiling. His first response, “that was a lot of fun.” He explained that he figured out the downshifting in this session, he said that the line is very familiar to what the karting line would be so while some students are still figuring out turn-in points and apexes, Arie is figuring out the car and gearbox. He said that the brakes and the brake response are much different than his kart, and it is not as bumpy (hello suspension)! The group goes back into the classroom where they are greeted by Josh, the data-guy. The recently completed session is downloaded and analyzed. There is explanation of the graphs, review of driving line, speed, throttle, braking, shift points and gears at any given time on the track. This proves valuable information and gives each student areas to work on in the subsequent sessions later in the afternoon. Lunch is provided and many students continue to review data GO Racing Magazine

from the session or discuss amongst themselves their day. After lunch two open lapping sessions are scheduled. There is a review of the open lapping procedures, 5000 RPMs, no passing except on the front straight after being shown the blue passing flag. The afternoon sessions are 30 minutes long and the students are pushing the cars and their abilities to the limit as there are a couple of minor spins during the session. After the first 30 minute session, Arie exits the car and you can tell the heat and the time in the car is wearing him out. His comments after the session include; “the throttle is similar to that of my kart, but the brakes are much more sensitive in the Formula car. I definitely have to turn the wheel more and it is much hotter in the car compared to my kart.” The group went back into the classroom for more data analysis and it is noted that Arie was extremely consistent in his driving line and lap times, having the 2nd fastest time in his group. The last session was a culmination of all that was learned throughout the day. Another 30 minute open lapping session GO

MOM Classroom instruction with Allen Berg

but working on fine tuning specific areas, perhaps braking later into turn one, sacrificing the apex in turn 3 in order to let the car track out more to set up for turn 4, etc. Arieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite part of the track was the chicane before coming on to the front straight. This allowed for some great passing as he carried a lot of speed coming out of the last turn and onto the front straight to pass slower cars before diving into turn one. He and everyone else were definitely pushing harder knowing this would be the last time on track for the day. Arie said the car was loose in the last session, and at one point he tracked out wide due to understeer and did some grass trimming between turn 6 and 7. Arie reported that â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the Formula car you have to be much smoother with the controls, a kart is more forgiving.â&#x20AC;? The day came to an end with everyone returning their helmets and suits, reviewing the last of the data and saying their goodbyes. Allen Berg and the staff thanked everyone in attendance for a great day of driving and zero incidents (that always makes for a good day). I am sure every student left that afternoon, driving into the sunset like the racecar driver they had just been.

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Overall the Allen Berg Racing School is a very viable and affordable option to gauge whether open wheel racing is in your future. I know personally we might have just created a monster. GO Racing Magazine

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he capper of the Superkarts! USA SpringNationals doubleheader in Phoenix featured heightened intensity and a long list of the best drivers in the country. The second round of the Fikse Wheels Pro Tour offered the paddock a chance at either redemption, or a continuation of success, depending on each driver’s Saturday results. The mercury eased up a little, thankfully, offering temps in the low-90s, but the pressure was on for those who may not have excelled in the opening day of competition. Five drivers maintained their dominance, include Rick Dreezen (S1), Carter Williams (S2), Darren Elliott (S5), Callum Smith (S5) and Nick Tucker (TaG Master), while others broke through for their first wins on the circuit. Oliver Askew was the benefactor of a controversial call in TaG Senior, Brandon Lemke asserted his position as one of the top Junior drivers in the country, and Jason Welage found his top-three result elevated to P1 status following post-race penalties. The big winner on the day was the sport, as the competition was incredible, the racing exciting, and all of it was captured for prime time coverage on CBS Sports Network in late-May. Nash Motorsportz TaG Senior Showing the way all day on Saturday, Sunday began in the same fashion with Louie Pagano (Tony Kart) opening up Round Two as the driver to beat. A 45.779-second lap was quickest of the 39-drivers, edging out Italian driver Matteo Vigano (Top Kart) by 44 thousandths of a second. Oliver Askew (BirelART) improved his pace from qualifying on Saturday, placing third. KartSport North America / Arrow drivers Roger Ralston Jr. and Ben Stewart capped off the fast five. Pagano used the pole position to his advantage, getting away in the opening corners and holding the lead the entire eight lap race. Vigano slotted into second until he began to fall off pace during the second part of the race. Both Askew and Ralston worked past for position, moving Vigano to fourth as defending champion Jake Craig (Formula K) advanced from ninth to fifth, bringing Austin McCusker (Deadly Kart) with him. The top five broke away to begin the second heat race, with Pagano showing the way. The order changed on lap two with contact, sending Vigano off into the tires at the end of the straight and Ralston back to the tail of the field. That put Craig into the second spot with Elliott Finlayson (Tony Kart) improving to third, pushing Askew back to fourth and Mason Marotta (Tony Kart) into fifth. The start of the TaG Senior final began with some controversy. The original start was waved off after the field got through the opening corner. During that time, Craig made incidental contact with Pagano, with the exhaust separating the Tony Kart of the pole sitter. As he made his way around the course, he tried to hammer back the pipe with his hand before the green flag waved. When the lights went out to begin the race, Pagano fought strong to hold GO

the top spot but slowed with the exhaust breaking loose in the right hand corners. That gave Craig the lead with Pagano slowing to slam the exhaust back together down the back straight with his hand. Rejoining just inside the top-15, Pagano was shuffled back to 20th after contact, and eventually drove back up to 13th at the checkered flag. Up front, Craig led the entire way and crossed the line as the provisional winner. That was until officials penalized him for the contact in the false start. That gave the battle for second the victory, with PSL Kartingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Askew moving into the second spot as they took the white flag, and holding on to the finish, promoted to the top step of the podium. Finlayson looked to have the position in hand, but was rewarded with the second place trophy. Marotta finished third with Austin Osborne (Tony Kart) fighting back after flipping on Saturday to end up fourth and Brandon Jarsocrak piloting the American-made iKart chassis to fifth. Pure KartingÂ S1 Pro Stock Moto Like the true professional driver he his, Rick Dreezen made it no question that he is the driver to beat here in the S1 division. The PSL Karting / Birel ART driver posted a 43.943-second on his out lap, securing the pole position as the only driver under the 44-second mark. Kiwi driver Matt Hamilton (Aluminos) found speed overnight, coming in with the second quickest lap of the session. Billy Musgrave (Praga) led the American contingent with Kolton Griffin (Tony Kart) and Fritz Leesmann (CRG) right there. Dreezen went wire-to-wire for the opening heat race win. He stretched out to a 1.1-second advantage with Musgrave and Leesmann moving forward to second and third with Hamilton pulling off early for a loose rear bumper. Czech driver Patrik Hajek (Praga) advanced himself up to fourth, nearly working past Leesmann in the closing laps with Griffin back to fifth. Musgrave was able to grab the holeshot on Dreezen to being the second heat race, as the top five slotted in line together. Dreezen took over the lead on lap three going through the monza corner, as the top two began to pull away from the rest of the top-five. They remained that way to the checkered flag after seven laps. Leesman ran to third with Hajek up to fourth over Griffin. The holeshot to begin the 16-lap main event went to Musgrave with Dreezen missing out on holding the top spot into the opening corner. Dreezen kept the pressure on Musgrave, and was able to move into the lead before the end of the first lap. At the same time, Hajek moved to third ahead of Musgrave. They ran that way until after the halfway mark when the fight for second place heated up. Both Hajek and Leesmann moved past Musgrave for position. Then with two laps to go, Leesmann slipped past Hajek for the second position. At the checkered, Dreezen scored his second victory of the weekend, earning maximum points toward the championship. Leesmann held off Hajek for second with Musgrave in fourth and Hamilton climbing to fifth. Texas ProKart Challenge S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto Carter Williams made sure to back up his Saturday performance by earning his second pole position on the weekend in S2. A 26

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44.455-second lap was best in the qualifying session, edging out Luke Shanahan (Tony Kart) by just over a tenth of a second. Kol Baily (Tony Kart) improved up to the third spot, with Alan Michel (Praga) and Fernando Casillas Jr. (GP) rounding out the fast five. Williams went on to lead the entire eight laps of the opening heat race. The fight was for second as Michel fought his way forward to the second position, with Casillas following him through. Kyle Kalish (Merlin) broke into the top-five for the first time as he drove to fourth with Bailey back to fifth. Once again, the field was unable to get through the opening corners without penalty, with the second heat race coming to an end early for Bailey, Frank, Jim McKinney (Tony Kart) and Harry Gottsacker (Intrepid). Out front, Williams broke away early after Michel grabbed the holeshot, but fell to second before the opening lap was complete. Michel was under pressure from Casillas, Kalish, Shanahan and others. Both Casillas and Kalish worked past Michel in the closing laps of the seven-lap event as Shanahan fought off Daniel de la Calle (Aluminos) for fifth. Williams made sure he left Phoenix as the driver to beat for the Fikse Wheel Pro Tour championship. The 28-driver field saw the lights go out, with a few drivers unable to get off the line clean. Kalish was unable to pull away with a mechanical issue, while Shanahan got a slow launch. No matter, Williams was away and out front in cruise control. Casillas and de la Calle slotted into second and third while the driver on the move was Andrew Bujdoso (PCR). Starting 11th, he was among the quickest drivers all weekend. 28

By lap seven, Bujdoso was into fourth and began running down second and third. Putting the pressure on, Bujdoso was unable to move into a podium position. Williams drove to a dominant six-second victory over Casillas with de la Calle ahead of Bujdoso. Austin Schimmel (BirelART) bounced back from his bad luck on the weekend to finish with a fifth place result after starting ninth. Leading Edge Motorsports S4 Master Stock Moto Like the S1 and S2 categories, it was a quick out and in session for the S4 drivers. Many found the track space they needed, including Saturday winner Darren Elliott. The longtime CRG driver waited toward the end of the session to hit the track, posting a 44.920-second lap to secure the fast time. Jimmy McNeil put CRG on the front row for the opening heat, with Nick Firestone (DR Kart) improving up to third with Ryan Kinnear (Intrepid) fourth. Jorge de la Huerta (GP) was fifth as defending champion Gian Cavaciuti (Aluminos) sixth and former champ Jordon Musser (BirelART) sixth. Elliott went into cruise control for the opening heat race, with McNeil pressuring early until dropping a wheel. That allowed Kinnear a chance to take over the runner-up spot. Coming to the white flag, McNeil tried an inside move on Kinnear at turn 11, coming up short and making contact. Kinnear spun around and was unable to continue, while McNeil pulled off with damage. This moved Firestone to second as Musser drover to third over de la Huerta and John Crow (FA Kart) up to fifth from 11th. Opening corner contact in Heat #2 took Crow out of the race early, dropping him to 16th on the grid on the main event. GO Racing Magazine

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Up front, Firestone was able to apply some pressure early, but Elliott stretched away lap after lap. The fight was for third with de la Huerta getting a handful of pressure from Musser, Richard Heistand (BirelART) and Cavaciuti. On the final lap, de la Huerta and Musser made contact in the penultimate lap, ending up in the dirt. This moved Cavaciuti to third behind Elliott and Firestone. Heistand was classified fourth with McNeil able to drive back to fifth with Kinnear behind him in sixth. Elliott capped off a perfect weekend in Phoenix, leading all 16 laps of the main event. Away early, the former ProMoto Tour star was on cruise control to the checkered flag to enter the SummerNationals at the driver to beat. Firestone held the second spot early on until Cavaciuti and Kinnear were able to move past for position. The top five shuffled up after contact between McNeil and Heistand. McNeil was unable to continue while Heistand drove to fifth at the checkered flag. Cavaciuti and Kinnear completed the podium with Elliott, while Firestone held on to fourth. Heistand was penalized five positions for his contact with McNeil, moving Chris Neira (Tony Kart) to fifth. Praga North America TaG Master The TaG Master qualifying session was quick, with drivers putting in only one or two laps to try and securing their best lap toward starting up front for Heat #1. Saturday winner Nick Tucker (Tony Kart) posted fast time in the session with a 47.043-second lap. Brian Phillipsen found speed overnight, coming in just 88 thousandths off. Chris Giumarra (PCR) was third with Mario Barrios (Gillard) and Scott Falcone (Arrow) making up the fast five. GO Racing Magazine

Tucker made it look easy in the opening heat race, scoring the win by over two seconds. Part of the reason for the gap was the hard fight for second. Barrios emerged with the position, dropping Phillipsen back to third. Vatche Tatikian (FA Kart) powered his way from 10th on the grid to fourth, as Giumarra slipped to fifth. The top four drivers ran nose to tail the entire seven laps with the drivers exchanging the fast lap honors behind Saturday winner Tucker. On the final lap, Phillipsen was able to draft past Tucker going into the monza. They went side by side through the final corners with Phillipsen earning the win as Tucker nearly lost second at the line to Tatikian. Barrios was a close fourth with Anthony Honeywell in fifth after Giumarra was spun around in the opening corner of the race. Tucker would not be denied on the day, earning his second victory of the weekend to put him as the championship leader heading into the SummerNationals. Phillipsen led the field to the green flag, but Tucker put himself into the lead before the opening circuit was completed. From there, Tucker ran a consistent pace throughout the 16 laps and fighting for position behind him gave the North Carolina driver room to cruise to the victory. Peru driver Barrios worked his way into second, while Giumarra was on the move and into third by lap seven. Tatikian was challenging for the position and the two made contact in turn 11, ending both their races. That moved Honeywell into the third spot with Phillipsen trailing. The front of the order remained unchanged until the final lap. Barrios drove to second with Phillipsen able to slip past Honeywell for the third spot on the podium. Bonilla completed the top five. GO

PSL Karting S5 Junior Stock Moto It was much of the same as Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s round of racing began for the S5 division, with Callum Smith back at the top of the order. The Praga driver posted a 45.151-second lap to secure the pole position. He was challenge late in the session by David Malukas (Top Kart), coming within two tenths of the time in just his second S5 qualifying session. Evan White (Kosmic) was third as the fast five was completed by Jason Pettit (Aluminos) and Andrew Engberson (Intrepid). The opening heat race was all Smith, leading each of the eight laps, but eyes were on Malukas. Getting through his first start, Malukas posted the fast lap of the race, staying with the Saturday winner, placing just two tenths back at the checkered flag. White and Pettit held their position through the race, as Ryan P. Lewis (Mad-Croc) advanced to fifth. Malukas was slow off the line to begin heat two, and that allowed Smith a clear path to the race win in Heat #2. Falling back outside the top-five, Malukas charged his way forward and was into the fourth spot before the two lap to go signal was displayed for the seven-lap race. Hunter Kelly (Praga) got a great start from sixth to sit second with White trying to hold off Malukas on the final laps. On the final lap, Malukas got a great run down the straight to take over the third position, pushing White back to fourth with Pettit placing fifth. The weekend could not have gone any better for Smith, as the new S5 driver swept the entire weekend, leaving Phoenix with a perfect score in the championship chase. Malukas was unable to get off the line, which signaled no challenge for Smith. White stayed close in the opening laps, but dropped back as the race went on. At the checkered flag, Smith scored the win by nearly eight seconds. White drove to second with Kelly putting on the pressure late in the race. Engberson finished fourth with Pettit holding fifth. Ryan Perry Motorsport TaG Junior Riding off the momentum from a sweep on Saturday, defending champion David Malukas (Top Kart) scored the pole position late in the qualifying session. Hitting the track later, the SKUSA #1 plate edged out Trey Brown (Tony Kart) by 0.124 seconds. Brandon Lemke (Merlin) suffered a flat tire, but was able to get the third quickest lap in before pulling in. Anthony Gangi Jr. (Tony Kart) and Nicky Hays (FA Kart) completed the fast five. Malukas led a long train of drivers to begin the opening heat race, with Gangi and Lemke able to get right on the bumper of the defending champ to push away from the field. Lemke and Gangi took over the top two positions on lap four, allowing Hays to close in on the fight to make it a four driver battle. Lemke was able to get away to score the win with Malukas holding off Gangi and Hays. Hannah Grisham (Tony Kart) charged from 14th on the grid to win the battle for fifth.

Heat #2 was a battle between Lemke and Gangi. At the beginning, Gangi held the point until Lemke took over before taking the white flag. Gangi looked to take the position back, but thought better to hold the second spot behind Lemke at the checkered flag after seven laps. Malukas held off a charging Jagger Jones (Tony Kart) and Sebastian Alvarez (BirelART). Hays fell to the tail of the order, involved in contact with Dante Yu (Tony Kart) and Dylan Tavella (BirelART) on the fourth lap. The top three pulled away early in the 16-lap Final with Alvarez trailing the leaders. Lemke set the pace with Malukas into the second spot early before Gangi retook the position. The trio ran unchanged to the checkered flag, as Lemke made a big statement with the victory, earning fast lap honors in the process. Gangi ran second with Malukas in third. Alvarez ran a solid fourth with Brown winning a battle for fifth. Benik Kart TaG Cadet With the final circuit of the qualifying session, Lachlan DeFrancesco (Benik) stole the fast time from Saturday winner Jak Crawford (Energy). The gap was just 36 thousandths between the top two in fast laps. Anthony Willis (Benik) was third in the order, with Ryan Schartau (Tony Kart) and Tyler Maxson (Benik) making up the fast five. After two false starts, the drivers wrecked while trying to reform, with Philip Savopoulos (Praga) going over, complaining of a leg injury. The class regrouped and relined up, taking the green flag for their first heat. The race was dropped to just six laps, and on the final circuit, fighting for position, Crawford slowed coming out of the hairpin, dropping down to 41st position. Schartau won the race with DeFrancesco second. Oliver Calvo (Tony Kart) drove up to third with Willis and Maxson making up the top-five. Top four drivers pulled away in Heat #2 with Maxson unable to get on track after his engine did not fire. After seven laps, DeFrancesco scored the race win over Schartau with Calvo and Willis following through. Jason Welage (Top Kart) came from 10th on the grid to win the battle for fifth while Crawford advanced from 41st to 16th. The TaG Cadet final ended with a bit of drama, as Welage came away with his first Fikse Wheels Pro Tour victory. Schartau broke away after the green light was given to the field, but he was run down by DeFrancesco. They ran 1-2 the entire distance, setting up for a last lap battle. DeFrancesco was leading as they took the white flag, with Schartau slipping inside at turn eight. DeFrancesco tried at turn 11, but came up short with Schartau reaching the checkered flag first. Officials however penalized Schartau one position for jumping the start, while DeFrancesco was docked one position for unsportsmanlike conduct following the checkered flag. That promoted Welage, who won the intense battle for what was third, the victory. Schartau and DeFrancesco completed the podium with Willis and Sam Mayer (Merlin) making up the top-five.

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Chris is a Project Manager for a Pharmaceutical Company. Surprisingly Huerta has zero racing background except for a love for racing he has had since being a kid. Chris ran a K1 event several years ago and was hooked. “A few drivers suggested I try outdoor Sport Karting at CalSpeed. One of those drivers was future teammate Tyler Bryant. Ever since then I’ve been a CalSpeed regular.” Though individual accomplishments are nice, Chris feels his team contributions carry the most weight. Helping T4 triple podium at Machismo the last two years has been the best moment for him.

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Justin works in digital advertising at the San Diego Union Tribune. Justin’s racing background is an interesting one that began in the late 90’s racing street luge. “My friends and I built terribly dangerous contraptions out of left-over barn wood to start, but within a few years we evolved into racing “factory” machines at speeds over 70mph. However, as I got older I realized that riding on the open roads probably wasn’t the greatest way to stay sharp.” So he began looking for other outlets to satisfy his need for speed. Tolman got started in arrive and drive karting at K1 Speed in Carlsbad. After a while he “sucked less and even won a track championship.” His career highlight was his team 2nd-place finish at Machismo ‘14. “With some luck and great timing of our last stop, we were able to maintain 2nd going into the final hour.”

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erfect weather greeted karters at Horn Rapids Kart Track in Richland, Washington for the start of the third season of the Can-Am Karting Challenge. Hosted by the Tri-City Kart Club, competition proved to be tough as teams and drivers would begin their quest for race wins, championships, prizes and awards and elusive Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals tickets. Kicking off the weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festivities, series participants, mechanics and families were treated to a BBQ on Friday night. Held immediately following the final practice session, everyone enjoyed burgers, hot dogs and drinks before GO Racing Magazine

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Saturday’s official on-track action. With two full race days of qualifying, prefinal and final on the schedule for the first round of the 2015 Can-Am Karting Challenge, action was plentiful as big name drivers would enter the growing series. Micro MAX Presented by GoKart Hero Saturday’s Micro MAX final was a two kart race, after last year’s champion Josh Pierson was out of the running early. Left to Diego LaRoque and fast qualifier Ashton Torgerson to duel it out, an exciting last lap pass put Torgerson on point to score the first Can-Am Micro MAX win in 2015. LaRoque finished second with Jason Leung in third. LaRoque again was ultra-fast on Sunday, but today Pierson was up for the challenge. With LaRoque spinning coming out of the front straight, losing the lead with only a few laps to go, Pierson, who was about two kart lengths back, was able to capitalize and drive to the day’s win. LaRoque and Torgerson finished second and third respectively. Mini MAX Presented by MonsterX An early fight for the lead in Saturday’s Mini MAX final soon changed to a oneman show, as pole position winner Grant Langon was able to pull away at the end to take the victory, leaving a two34

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kart battle for the remaining podium positions. Jonathan Portz and Jacob Blue Hudson completed the podium. Sunday saw Langon dialled in. With drivers swapping positions behind him, the young gun was able to drive away from the field to score his second win on the weekend. Portz finished second with Dustin Salaverria in third. Senior/Masters MAX Presented by Promagine A host of karters took to the Senior MAX field, as Christian Brooks, Artie Carpenter, Bryce Choquer, and Luke Seliken were tops all weekend long. Jordan Redlin was in the mix as well on Saturday, but was crashed out in turn one of the prefinal. Burning off tires in the final to try to make up positions, Redlin was left out of contention. With pole sitter Brooks fastest on Saturday, Carpenter was able to challenge for the lead early in the final, before Brooks made it back to point and eased away. The battle for second place brewed behind him, with Davey Manthei pressuring Carpenter for the rest of the laps. Choquer managed to cross third, but a disqualification in tech took him off the podium. Sunday was all Carpenter. Seliken, who GO Racing Magazine

had prior commitments to run stock cars and didn’t start Saturday, was in the mix early, but an engine failure on Sunday took him out of contention. With shuffling during the first few laps, Carpenter led the rest of the way to take the win. Brooks and Manthei completed the podium. With only one Masters Competitor, John Breidinger mixed it up with the Senior drivers in the combined class. Junior MAX Presented by RPG Michael McCarthy was fast from the start, taking the Junior pole position by a slight margin over Sting Ray Robb. Nicholas Bruckner was also at the top of the time sheets all weekend. Saturday’s final saw Robb fall back early to fifth, but then battle back to take the checkers over McCarthy. Michael Michoff came home third after Bruckner drove off in the final corner and into the barriers while running third. Sunday’s podium was a repeat of the previous day, with Robb earning a three second victory over McCarthy and Michoff. Shifters Presented by Wicked Fabrication Saturday saw Kory Estell work out the kinks, after being out of a kart since the 2014 SuperNationals. With nearest rival Kyle Wick completing recent testing, it showed at the opening Can-Am round as Wick dominated the weekend. While Estell showcased a few good starts and led a few laps, Wick was the class of the field, taking both feature wins. LO206 Presented by Briggs & Stratton The LO206 class in Richland was the talk of the weekend. Gaining entries basically every time the class went on track, people pulled karts out of their trailers, including race promoter Mike Rolison, to get in on the action. With spectators lining the track to take in the most popular class on the weekend, Saturday’s race was full of action and attrition. Stepanova Nekeel and Rolison were fast on Saturday, with Rolison out of the action on lap eight after dropping a chain. Dave Manthei was in the mix running second until he drove off and fell down the running order. Nekeel took the checkers but was light at the scales, putting Connor Wick on top of 38

the podium in his first race. Mason Buck and Ryan Vallee completed the podium. Sunday saw even more entries in the LO206 class, as Sting Ray Robb got in on the action and Chris Brooks took on his first ever sprint kart race, having only ever

raced indoor karts. Nekeel again was fast, even slowing down the field at one point to make the race interesting. With Nekeel eventually scored in third, the win went to Buck with Saturday winner Wick in second. The Can-Am Karting Challenge will resume GO Racing Magazine

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CONDITIONS OPENING ROUNDS OF 2015 SEASON FOR TEXAS CHALLENGE A SUCCESS | ProMedia Motorsports PR | DreamsCapturedPhoto.net

he 2015 Burger King®/Texas Barge ProKart Challenge series - presented by 3G Kart Racing, Dallas Karting Complex and IAME USA West - got underway this past weekend (April 10-12) at the Gulf Coast Kartway in Katy, Texas. Over 100 entries made up the Superkarts! USA and US Rotax Max Challenge categories offered for the regional traveling program. Challenging weather conditions kept the competitors on their toes, with a mix of dry and wet weather all day Saturday, followed by a wet morning qualifying session before the track remained dry to close out Sunday’s action. The combined Champion Racing S1-S2 Stock Moto category saw two drivers dominate on the weekend to headline the Burger King® Texas ProKart Challenge portion of the series. Former S4 Pro Tour champion Jordon Musser and former Texas PKC champion Jake French were the top drivers to beat in the 19-driver field. Musser swept Saturday’s round of racing, leading from qualifying to the main event. It was a wire-to-wire victory in the Final, outrunning French with three-time Texas PKC S4 champion Chris Jennings in third. Sunday’s wet qualifying session belonged to Musser, besting the field by a solid three tenths. The track dried and French responded by winning both heat races. French earned his own green-to-checkered victory in the Final, holding off Musser with Jennings winning the battle once again for third. SwedeTech Racing Engines S4 Master Stock Moto was a two driver battle. Alexis Costa swept Saturday’s round over Michael May. Sunday, May fought strong, winning the opening heat race, but Costa went on the lead the rest of the way for a second feature victory on the weekend. The TaG Senior division was a battle all weekend long, with Austin 42

Osborne escaping with the victory on both days. Nick Martin was the top driver in qualifying on Saturday, before last year’s vicechampion Osborne edged out Martin for the win in both heat races. Martin stayed on Osborne’s bumper throughout the main event, but was unable to demote him. The gap was just under a second at the checkered flag with Osborne first, Martin second and Pierre Paul Baradat third. Martin came back stronger on Sunday, posting the fast time in the qualifying session, and winning both heat races wire-to-wire. Osborne turned up the wick for the Final, taking the lead on lap 10. From there, he pushed his lead to 1.4 seconds by the checkered flag. Martin settled for runner-up, with Baradat in third once again. TaG Master was a two driver fight, going back and forth every on-track session. Ric Baribeault won Saturday’s main event, with Erich Polack scoring the victory on Sunday. GO Racing Magazine

victory. Engberson was a close second while Jacob Boubel ran third. Sunday was all Engberson, sweeping the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sessions and earning an eight-second victory in the Final. Austin Jeffries won the fight for second, pushing Pena to third. The Texas Barge Rotax Max Challenge portion of the series gives racers a chance to earn punches toward the United States Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals, set for South Carolina in August. The state of availability of the new Rotax evo engine upgrade package forced the series to award equal points for the finishing position of either evo or non-evo engine packages at the opening event in Katy. All Rotax racers will be racing for one set of trophies, however, two sets of points were distributed on the weekend, and then will be merged into a single championship once the Rotax evo Engine Upgrade Package becomes fully available.

Two drivers earned their first wins at the Texas ProKart Challenge in the Leading Edge of Texas TaG Cadet during the weekend in Katy. Dylan Hajicek was victorious on Saturday, besting the 11-driver field by 1.4 seconds in the main event. Destin Shields was the top qualifier and Heat #1 winner. Hajicek came through for the win in Heat #2, and led all 12 laps of the Final. Shields was second with Enzo Scionti in third. Shields and Scionti went back and forth throughout Sunday. Scionti was best in qualifying, with Shields coming out the winner in Heat #1. Scionti then won Heat #2, earning the pole position for the main event. Shields took the lead on the opening lap, and never looked back to score his first victory by 4.3 seconds. Scionti held off Hajieck for third.

A new champion will be crowned in the AIM S5 Junior Stock Moto division for 2015 with last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front runners graduated up the SKUSA ladder system. The top two names in contention after the first weekend are race winners Luis Alfonso Perez Pena and Andrew Engberson. The two went back and forth on Saturday, with Pena posting fast time in qualifying and Engberson winning both heats. Pena got the holeshot and led all 16 laps to earn the GO Racing Magazine

The Chase Racing Rotax Junior category welcomed Ryan C. Lewis to the top of the podium at the end of both days, beating out the 20-driver field. The 2014 class vice-champion was chasing Max Hewitt throughout Saturday. Hewitt ran fast lap in qualifying, and went on to win both heat races. Hewitt fought for the lead in the Final with Luis Alfonso Perez Pena early on, and contact took both out of the race on lap five. That gave Lewis the lead as he went on to the victory. Lawson Nagel was second with Miguel Ruiz in third. Hewitt and Lewis were the top two drivers on Sunday as well. Hewitt scored the fast time in qualifying once again, while Lewis won both heat races. The Final was a Lewis-Hewitt 1-2 result at the checkered flag, only to see Hewitt removed in post-race inspection. That promoted Ruiz to second with Riley Dickinson to third.

The younger divisions of the Texas Barge RMC program featured strong numbers once again in the opening event of 2015. Texas Barge Rotax Mini Max welcomed 14 drivers and saw Marcelo Garcia score the main event victory both days. Brandin Warwas was the driver to beat on Saturday, leading from qualifying through the two heat races. Warwas was moved down the order in the main event, eventually finishing fifth. Garcia and Yusuf Moola took GO

control at the front, with Garcia securing the lead and the victory on the final lap. Moola was second with Cash Tiner in third. Sunday saw Tiner and Maxwell Waithman at the top of the order. Tiner was the top qualifier, while Waithman won the opening heat with Tiner returning to the point at the end of the second heat. Tiner led all 12 laps of the main event, while Garcia moved up to second ahead of Waithman. Following tech inspection, Tiner was removed from the results, which promoted Garcia to the win, Waithman to second and put Moola third on the podium.

Leon came back in Heat #2 for the win, and both were joined at the front in the Final by Catino and Cepeda. Tiner led the first 10 circuits before Leon took the spot and went on to take the victory. Cepeda moved to second with Catino in third, pushing Tiner back to fourth. Gabe Bargas went all 2014 without a victory in the Motorsports Development Group Rotax Senior division, but began the new year with two wins already. Bargas scored the two heat race wins and then went on to earn victory in the Final. Connor Ford, the top qualifier, was his top challenger until retiring on lap nine, moving last year’s runner-up in the standings Thomas Beaudoin to the second spot with Spencer DeLeon in third. Ford put on a fight on Sunday, earning fast time in qualifying and the win in Heat #1. Bargas responded in Heat #2, and went on to win the main event by three seconds over Ford. Beaudoin landed on the podium once again, this time in third. Moises de la Vara ran uncontested in the Rotax Masters category, as did Lance Lehrman in the Kart Racing Solutions Rotax DD2 Masters.

Harry Gottsacker doubled up in the Dallas Karting Complex Rotax DD2 class. Gottsacker was never at the front throughout Saturday until the Final, taking over the lead on lap 11 and holding on to the checkered flag. He beat out top qualifier and Heat #1 winner Austin Riley along with former Team USA member Nathan Mauel. Riley, a Canadian racer visiting Texas to promote his ‘Racing with Autism’ awareness program, was the top qualifier once again on Sunday. The racing went to Gottsacker, as he won both heats and the Final. Riley earned another runner-up result with Mauel in third. The Texas Barge Rotax Micro Max division saw a number of different names at the front all weekend, with Juan Pablo Cepeda and Noel Jesus Leon earning the victories. Cepeda started the main event behind top qualifier and Heat #1 winner Vittorio Catino and Heat #2 victor Leon. The 12-lap race was led by Leon for much of the way, until Cepeda took over the position with two laps remaining, holding on to the checkered flag. Branyon Tiner worked his way into the second spot, dropping Leon to third. Tiner was the driver on top Sunday, besting the field in qualifying and Heat #1.

The next stop for the Burger King®/Texas Barge ProKart Challenge is scheduled for June 12-14 at the historic North Texas Kartway in Denton, Texas. Registration opens soon for the third and fourth round of the championship series, with additional updates available at texasprokartchallenge.com and along with the Texas ProKart Challenge on Facebook page.

About the Texas ProKart Challenge: The Burger King® Texas ProKart - Texas Barge Rotax Max Challenge Series - presented by 3G Kart Racing, Dallas Karting Complex and IAME USA West - brings Superkarts! USA and United States Rotax Max Challenge racing to the southeast area of the country. For 2015, the series will include four double-race weekends three in Texas, one in Oklahoma. The Burger King® Texas PKC includes all the benefits of the SKUSA regional program - giving class champions a chance to earn a secured spot at the popular SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas. The series is also the Texas Barge Rotax Max Challenge, providing racers with the punches necessary to qualify for the U.S. Rotax Grand Nationals.

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ROUTE 66 SPRINT SERIES OPENS 2015 SEASON IN SPRINGFIELD | ProMedia Motorsports PR | Kathy Churchill - Route 66 Spring Series The 2015 season for the Route 66 Sprint Series opened up at the Mid-State Kart Club facility in Springfield, Illinois over the April 1012 weekend. Perfect weather conditions greeted 274 total entries for two rounds of racing, the largest event ever at the Mid-State circuit with the celebration of the 15th year of the Route 66 program finally kicked off. Ten categories ranging from Kid Kart to Leopard Senior took part on the weekend, with all the competitors beginning their chase for their respective championship. The largest category of the weekend was the RLV Yamaha 100 Senior class with Brandon Lemke sweeping both days. Making his Senior debut, Lemke set the fast lap in qualifying and went on to win the Prefinal and Final on Saturday, and again on Sunday. Three of the four races were wire-to-wire victories, with the Sunday Final the only time Lemke found himself not in first place for a few laps. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Final was 3.5-second advantage after 20 laps ahead of a great fight for second that saw Killian Keaveny take the spot over Brooks Davis and Eric Bartsch, with Collin Griffin fifth. Keaveny was able to lead for the opening circuits in the main event on Sunday, before Lemke took over the position and went on to take the victory by five seconds. Davis won the battle for the runner-up spot ahead of Bartsch, Josh Fierke and Keaveny. The KartLift Yamaha 100 Rookie division eclipsed the 20 driver mark as well, with Ben Chejfec and Aidan Hinds splitting the victories. Hinds began Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s round as the top qualifier by two tenths, and went on to win the Prefinal by edging out Lucas Smalec at the line by 18 thousandths. The two were joined at the front in the Final by Ben Chejfec and Conner Churchill. The racing was close, with Hinds leading the first six laps until Smalec and Chejfec fought for the position. At the line, Chejfec was able to score the victory over Smalec. Churchill was third but penalized for contact, dropping him to seventh. That moved Hinds to third with Camrin Cass and Zach Collins completing the top-five. Keegan Bosch started out Sunday as the top driver in qualifying, nipping Smalec 46

for the first lap by two thousandths. Hinds was able to prevail in the Prefinal with a last lap advancement to the front, scoring the race win. It was a three driver fight in the Final, with Nick Snell progressed forward and led the first 11 laps. Hinds took over and led the remaining laps for the victory. Snell was a close second, coming across the line just 52 thousandths back. Chejfec, Smalec, and Churchill completed the top-five. Michael Paterno made his Woltjer Racing Engines Yamaha 100 Junior debut in Springfield, making it a memorable one with two wins on the weekend in the 20-driver field. Paterno qualified third to start the Saturday round of competition, lined up behind fellow Junior rookies Spike Kohlbecker and Stephen Dial as all three were within 27 thousandths of each other. Paterno led from lap three of the Prefinal to the checkered flag and showed the way in 19 of the 20 laps in the Final for the victory. Dillon Schwanbeck made a laterace run at Paterno, taking over the lead at the white flag. Paterno responded on the final circuit, beating Schwanbeck to the line. Kohlbecker finished a close third with Maks Kowalski and Dial all GO Racing Magazine

within a half-second of the leader. Sunday was very similar, with Paterno third after qualifying, this time behind Kowalski and Schwanbeck. Paterno made another last lap move for the Prefinal win, beating Schwanbeck by 59 thousandths, and then held him

along with Dial off on the last circuit of the 20-lap Final for the victory. Kohlbecker and Kowalski completed the top-five. All four of the Yamaha divisions at the series welcomed big fields, including the Switch Racing Engines Yamaha Cadet just missing the 20-driver mark. Both days saw last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice champion Sam Mayer score the main event victory. Mayer swept Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s round of racing, leading wire-to-wire from qualifying through the Prefinal and Final. Taylor Maas was second, back by two seconds with Parker Abed in third. Kyle Thome won the battle for fourth with Brian Rettig in fifth. Kyle West ruined the perfect score for Mayer, coming away from Sunday qualifying with the fast time. Mayer was fourth in the order, but put himself at the point on the final lap of the Prefinal for the race win. The Final was a three driver fight with West and Tristan Farber both taking the lead from Mayer at one point during the 20-lap. Mayer would come away with the lead and score the victory, with West placing second. Abed pushed Farber back to fourth as Aidan Harrington ran fifth. GO Racing Magazine

Michael Geringer and Colton Ramsey split the victories in the Franklin Motorsports Leopard Senior category on the weekend. Geringer, the vice-champion in 2014, qualified second after missing Friday practice as Brandon Collins took the pole position by just 17 thousandths of a second. Geringer went on to win the Prefinal before a green-to-checkered victory in the 20-lap Final, establishing a two-second advantage. Kindra Hurlbert won the battle for second ahead of Collins with Austin Erikson fourth and Colton Ramsey fifth. Geringer then put on the mechanic gloves on Sunday to work with Anthony Granata, helping him to secure the pole position in qualifying. He along with Collins and Ramsey were within a tenth of each other. Ramsey got the jump on the other two, going on to lead all 12 laps of the Prefinal. Granata and Hurlbert joined Ramsey at the front in the Final, as the trio fought all 20 laps for the victory. With a last lap pass, Ramsey secured his first series victory, edging out Hurlbert and Granata. Collins and Armin Cavkusic completed the top-five. The CKT Racing Engines Leopard Junior welcomed two new winners to the category as Emily Hurlbert and Alex Bertagnoli stood atop of the podium on the weekend. Bertagnoli made his Junior debut on the weekend, qualifying first and scoring his first race win in the Prefinal. Hurlbert kept it close throughout the day,

and waited until the final lap of the main event to make her move. It paid off and she scored her first class victory. Bertagnoli settled for second, with Porter Weisensel, William Stone and Aaron Bromberek in the top-five. On Sunday, Bertagnoli picked up the pace as he completed a round sweep to record his first Junior victory. After qualifying first, he won the Prefinal by over two seconds, and then five seconds in the Final. Hurlbert ran second with the rest of the top-five the same order as Saturday. The popular Hollywood Crane Service Kid Kart division was dominated on the weekend by Michigan driver Adam Brickley, who swept both rounds of racing. Jacob Ewing kept the pressure on throughout Saturday, with the Prefinal ending in a photo finish GO

with the win going to Brickley. The two swapped the lead a number of times in the Final, until Brickley secured the spot and established a two-second gap by the checkered flag. Sofia d’Arrigo finished third with Indy Ragan fourth and Logan Julien fifth. Brickley qualified first again on Sunday and led wire-to-wire in the Prefinal. Ewing fought his way forward in the Final, challenging Brickley to the checkered flag. At the line, it was Brickley by just over onetenth. d’Arrigo was third once again with Ragan and Julien matching their Saturday results as well. The Express Karts & Parts Komet category welcomes drivers 13-years of age and older, and saw young Stephen Dial double up in the win column. Dial swept Saturday’s round of racing, earning the feature victory by over three seconds ahead of Ryan Weyer. Roman Padans was third with Michael Paterno fourth and Emanuel Richmond fifth. Weyer broke up the perfect score for Dial, earning fast time in qualifying. Dial came back to win the Prefinal and then wire-to-wire in the Final. Padans was second place, four seconds back with Weyer a close third. Delaney Keaveny placed fourth with Richmond once again in fifth. Kyle Thome and Sam Mayer each won on the weekend in the Haddock LTD/Comet Kart Sales Komet Cadet class. Mayer set the pace early on Saturday, posting fast lap in qualifying and leading all 12 laps of the Prefinal. He continued to lead in the Final, until Thome ran him down and executed a last lap pass for the victory. Aidan Harrington was third, with James Lynch fourth and Tristan

Farber fifth. On Sunday, Farber was able to edge out Mayer for the fast time in qualifying. From there, Mayer got the best of Farber in the Prefinal for the win, and then led 19 of 20 laps in the Final for the victory. Thome ran second with Lynch pushing Farber back to fourth with Parker Abed fifth, all within six tenths of each other at the finish line. The Tony Kart Micro Rok category made its debut at the Route 66 Sprint Series, featuring drivers 7-10 years of age with Vortex Mini Rok engines. Aidan Hinds and Keegan Bosch dominated the weekend in the new division. Bosch was quickest in qualifying and won the Prefinal to begin Saturday. Hinds was right there, and was able to edge out Bosch for the first victory by 57 thousandths after a hard fought 18-lap battle. Conner Churchhill was third with Camrin Cass and Elliot Cox making up the top-five. Sunday was Bosch’s turn at the top of the podium. Hinds qualified first but Bosch score the Prefinal win. Bosch went green-to-checkered in the Final for his first class victory. Hinds was second with Cass in the third over Churchill and Cox. The Route 66 Sprint Series would like to thank all the competitors and families who traveled to Springfield, along with all the series sponsors and supporters for the 2015. The second stop of the season is scheduled for June 12-14 at the challenging US Air Motorsports Raceway in Shawano, Wisconsin. Pre-registration for is now open. For more information on the Route 66 Sprint Series, head to route66kartracing.com.

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to sweep on the weekend. Edging out the field by two tenths in qualifying, before leading all 10 laps of the Prefinal and 16 laps of the Final. Round One winner Ivan Urueta kept it close, with Riley Dugan trailing in third. Michael Mork and Cristina Castro completing the top-five.

Alyssa Yauney swept the day in the PRD Senior Pilot

nother great turnout for the second event of the 2015 Los Angeles Karting Championship visited the CalSpeed Karting Center in Fontana, California. Just over 160 entries contested under sunny skies on April 26 after rain swept the area during Saturday test sessions. Racers took on the Grande layout in the counter-clockwise direction, providing a great challenge throughout the day that include qualifying, Prefinal and Final for all 17 categories. Aaron Aguire was able to secure his second straight victory in the 20-driver Adams Motorsports Park TaG Senior class after a hardfought day. Aguire was sixth in the qualifying session, which was led by Jordan Robertson and his 49.245-second lap. The 10-lap Prefinal saw eight lead changes alone at the line, not counting those at other sections of the course. In total, about seven drivers were involved with Christian Brooks emerging on the final lap for the win. The battle continued at the front in the main event with Matt Johnson and Bobby Kelley putting the pressure on Brooks. Johnson and Kelley appeared to have the top two spots locked until their fight on the final lap allowed Aguire and Brooks to slide through for a 1-2 finish. Kelley finished third with David Vasquez ahead of Johnson at the checkered flag. The MMK PRD Senior Pilot category increased to 18 drivers for Round Two, with Alyssa Yauney one of the 10 drivers 50

A second winner was welcomed in the Fleming Racing Engines Jr. 1 Comer category, with Colin Queen sweeping the day. Queen set the fast lap in qualifying by over three tenths of a second, but was challenge by Dominic Gorden for the Prefinal win. After he secured the win on the final lap, the battle resumed in the main event. Gorden led the second half of the race, except for the most important circuit. Queen was able to complete a last lap pass for the victory, reaching the checkered flag first by 81 thousandths over Gorden. Carson Morgan was third with Chance Gibson fourth and Round One winner Joseph Daniele fifth. The Empire Karts Jr. 1 Comer Pilot division was a sweep as well for Chance Gibson. Matching his victory from Round One, Gibson led from qualifying to the final checkered flag, recording a 26-second victory over AJ Matheson with Aidan Yoder in third. For the Kart Racer TV Main of the Month, the15-driver field of DR Kart TaG Cadet class was selected. Round One winner Ryan Schartau began the day as the driver to beat after he posted a 54.255-second lap, quicker by over two tenths from the rest of the field, however he would not complete a single lap in the Prefinal.

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Jordan Turner was declared the winner in PRD 2

That opened the door for Joseph Daniele to slide through for the race win. Schartau fought his way back in the Final, reaching the second spot after just six laps. He was the only driver to lead aside from Daniele, taking the point on lap 11. Daniele came back to retake the spot, and drove away to the victory. Schartau settled for second with Shea Weston third. Oliver Calvo and Dominic Gorden completed the top-five. Mack Motorsports PRD 2 division was among the largest groups of the day with 17-drivers, and among the most competitive. Jake Drew set the pace in qualifying ahead of Hannah Grisham and Greg Osborne. The top two went back and forth during the Prefinal until Grisham secured the top position and Jonathan Shone slipped ahead of Drew for second. The two battled once again in the Final, until Grisham retired on lap nine, giving Drew a clear run to the checkered flag. However, Drew was penalized back to the fourth position for an on-track incident, giving the victory to Jordan Turner. Osborne and Jonathan Shone capped off the top-three with Victor Barbosa in fifth. Six of the shifter categories were sweeps by the winning drivers. Billy Musgrave doubled up on the day, winning the TM Racing Open Shifter and 2Wild Karting S1 Pro Stock Moto classes once again. Uncontested in the Stock class, it was a 17-second margin of victory over Slava Prikhodko and Willy Axton in Open. The new Acceleration Kart Racing S4 Super Masters Stock Moto saw Kalvin Chen repeat as victor. Chen held off Sean Bond and Ron Rossetti for his second straight in the class. KC Cook was at the front of the Smokin Fast Racing S3 Novice Stock Moto all day. Cook out-qualified the field by over four tenths. From there, Cook was untouchable as he led the entire Prefinal and Final, scoring his first victory by just over four seconds. Aaron Schmitt was runner-up with Dekota Fripp third, just ahead of Round One winner Royal McKee. Cruz Fiore was victorious in the Nash Motorsportz S5 Junior Stock Moto class after finishing runner-up last month. Fiore bested Josh Early and Prescott Campbell. The PKS S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto class was swept by Chandler Campbell. Winning last month, Campbell extended her

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point lead with her second straight victory over Tyler Coffman and Joshua Young. Darren Elliott had a possible sweep taken away in the MRC S4 Master Stock Moto class. Elliott qualified first and won the Prefinal, but was removed from the results for a missing neck brace. Starting from the back of the six-kart field, Darren scored the victory. Prefinal winner Erik Jackson was two seconds back, just ahead of Vivek Tandon. The two Masters divisions in Touch and Go competition were sweeps, all in the same race group. It was a second victory for Erik Jackson in the CRG of Southern California TaG Master category, after he won the Final by four seconds over Tim Meyers and Tony Rossetti. At the same time, Bryan Bender doubled up in the win column for 2015 in the Phil Giebler Racing PRD Masters division. Bender went unchallenged to the checkered flag with Mike Johnson classified second and Steve Hansen third. Connor Funk was at the front of the iKart West Senior PRD field when the checkered flag waved at the end of the day. Logan Calvin set the pace in qualifying, with the seven drivers separated by just half a second. Funk was sixth in the timed session, and worked his way up to fourth in the 10-lap Prefinal as Calvin led Jacob Pope and Tim Meyer to the finish line. Pope led the majority of the final with Funk on his bumper. A last lap pass secured the second straight victory for Funk. Sheldon Andrews doubled up in the win column for 2015, scoring another in the HMS Honda Kid Kart division. Dane Idelson was more than three tenths quicker than Andrews in qualifying, but the Round One winner came back to lead wire-towire in both the Prefinal and Final. Idelson ran 12 seconds back in the main event, however, recording the fast lap of the race, with Zackary Martinez in third. In just a few weeks, the next event for the LAKC program will take place, scheduled for May 17 at the same CalSpeed facility. For more about the 2015 Los Angeles Karting Championship program, please visit LAKC.org and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Likeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; them on Facebook.

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Bakers Creek Kart Club AL www.bakerscreekkarting.com Arkansas Motorsports Park AR www.arkansasmotorsportspark.com Kartways of Arkansas AR www.kartways.com Arizona Karting Assoc. AZ www.azkarting.com Lake Havasu Speedway AZ www.lhksa.com Musselman Honda Circuit / P1 AZ www.mhcircuit.com Phoenix Kart Racing Assoc. AZ www.pkra.com Tucson Kart Club AZ www.tucsonkartclub.com Adams Motorsports Park CA www.adamsmotorsportspark.com Atwater Kart Club CA www.atwaterkartclub.com Best in the West Oval Series CA www.bestinthewestracing.com Blue Max Kart Club CA www.bluemaxkartclub.com CalSpeed Kart Track CA www.calspeedkarting.com Gatorz CA www.gatorzkarting.com Grangé Motor Circuit CA www.grangeracetrack.com IKF Region 7 CA www.ikfkarting.com IKF Region 11 CA www.norcalkarters.com Infineon Raceway RLOKC CA www.redlineoilkarting.com Kinsmen Kart Club CA www.kinsmenkartclub.net Los Angeles Kart Club CA www.lakc.org Monterey Karters CA www.montereybaykarters.com NCK Road Racing CA www.nckroadracing.com Norcal 4-cycle Racing Assoc. CA www.norcal4cycle.com Pacific Assoc. of Karters CA www.pacifickarting.com Prarie City Kart Track CA www.allstarkarting.com Pro Kart Challenge CA www.superkartsusa.com Railto Airport Speedway CA www.rialtoairportspeedway.com San Diego Karting CA www.sdka.com Santa Maria Karting CA www.smka.org Shasta Kart Club CA www.shastakartklub.com So-Cal Sprinters CA www.so-calsprinters.com SoCal Oval Karts CA www.socalovalkarters.com Tri-C Karters CA www.tri-ckarters.com Willow Springs Kart Track CA www.timipromotions.com Westwood Karting Assoc. Canada www.westwoodkarting.org Point Pelee Karting Club Canada www.pointpeleekarting.com Colorado Jr. Kart Club CO www.coloradojuniorkartingclub.com CRE CO www.cremotorsports.com Grand Junction Motorspeedway CO www.gjmotorspeedway.com IMI Motorsports Complex CO www.imimotorsports.com Pikes Peak Kart Racing Club CO www.PPKRC.com The Track at Centennial CO www.thetrack.us US 13 Kart Club DE www.dekarting.net Desoto Speedway FL www.tricitykartclub.com Homestead Karting FL www.homesteadkarting.net MRP Motorsport at Palm Beach FL www.racepbir.com North Florida Kart Club FL www.nfkc.us Ocala Karting Raceway FL www.ocalagranprix.com South West Karting Assoc. FL www.swflkarting.com West Coast Karting FL www.westcoastkarting1.com ROK Cup USA FL www.rokcupusa.com Georgia Sprint Karting Assoc. GA www.georgiasprintkarting.net South East Rotax Super Series GA www.georgiasprintkarting.net Big Island Kart Club HI www.bigislandkartclub.com

Maui Go Karters HI www.mauigokart.com 61 Kartway IA www.61kartway.com Snake River Karters ID www.srkarters.com Championship Enduro Series IL www.championshipenduro.com Mid State Kart Club IL www.midstatekartclub.com River Valley Kart Club IL www.rivervalleykartclub.com Route 66 Series IL www.route66kartracing.com Great Lakes Pro Series IN www.glproseries.com Michiana Raceway Park IN www.michianaracewaypark.com New Castle Motorsports Park IN www.newcastleraceway.com Park Raceway Louisiana LA www.mooreparkraceway.com F1 Outdoors MA www.f1outdoors.com Nicholson Speedway MD www.nicholsonspeedway.com Sandy Hook Speedway MD www.sandyhookspeedway.com Michigan kart Club MI www.michkartclub.com Kid Kart Nationals MO www.slka.net/dnn2/Home.aspx Montana Karting Assoc. MT www.montanakarting.com World Karting Assoc. NC www.worldkarting.com New Jersey Sprint Series NJ www.NJSprintSeries.com Northern Nevada Kart Club NV www.nnkc.com Southern Nevada Karting NV www.snvkc.com Championship Kart Racing Assoc. OH www.ckra.org G & J Kartway OH www.gandjkartway.com Ohio Valley Karting Assoc. OH www.ovka.com Pat’s Acres OR www.patsacres.com/ Portland Karting Assoc. OR www.portlandkarting.com Southern Oregon Karters OR www.sokarters.org BeaveRun PA www.beaverun.com Oreville Kart Club PA www.orevillekartclub.com Penns Creek Raceway PA www.pennscreekracewaypark.com Pitt Race Karting PA www.pittrace.com Darlington Kartway SC www.darlingtonkartway.com Amped Up Racing Series TN www.ampedupracingseries.com Dallas Karting Complex TX www.dallaskartingcomplex.com South East Karting Challenge TX www.southeastkartingchallenge.com Franklin Mountian Karting TX www.franklin-mountain-karting.com Hill Country Kart Club TX www.hckc.org NASKART Pro Racing Series TX www.naskartproracingseries.com North Texas Karters TX www.ntkarters.com Southwest Regional Cup Series TX www.southwestregionalcup.com Southwest Road Race Assoc. TX www.swra.org Kam Kartway TX www.kamkartway.com Utah Kart Championship UT www.millermotorsportspark.com Woodbridge Kart Club VA www. woodbridgekartclub.com PGP Motorsports Park WA www.pacificgp.com Puget Sound Go Kart Assoc. WA www.psgka.com Seattle Karting Club WA www.seattlekartingclub.com Sumas Int. Motorsports Academy WA www.simaracing.com Spokane Kart Racing Assoc. WA www.spokanekarting.org Sunset Speedway WA www.sunsetspeedway.org Tri Cities Kart Club WA www.tckc.net Badger Kart Club WI www.badgerkartclub.com Mid West Sprint Series WI www.midwestsprint.com USA International Raceway WI www.usainternationalraceway.com

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